Congressional Republicans should tell Democrats 'no deal' when it comes to DACA
By Robert Law, opinion contributor — 09/14/17 09:34 AM EDT
President Obama once said, “Elections have consequences.” And he was right. Emboldened by his re-election, he overplayed his hand and teamed up with the “bipartisan” Gang of Eight to ram mass amnesty legislation through the Senate.
Like previous efforts at “comprehensive” immigration reform, the effort failed. That miscalculation cost Democrats the Senate in the 2014 election cycle, killed Republican “rising star” Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential aspirations, and most notably delivered President Trump to the White House.
How did we get here? Trump's ascent likely dates back to Obama’s decision to unilaterally grant amnesty to a portion of the illegal alien population through a program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This unconstitutional executive amnesty program exempted from deportation approximately 800,000 illegal aliens but more importantly gave them renewable work permits, social security numbers, the ability to get drivers’ licenses, and even qualify for in-state tuition despite being citizens of a foreign country.
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